wanton
/ˈwɒntən/adjective
उच्चारण वॉन्टन
निरंकुश, अकारण (हानिकारक); स्वच्छंद
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(of a harmful action) deliberate and having no purpose; (old-fashioned) behaving in a very immoral way
निरंकुश, अकारण (हानिकारक); स्वच्छंद
- wanton destruction
- The wanton cutting of old trees angered the whole neighbourhood.
- The wanton destruction of the forest shocked wildlife experts.
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- The report condemned the wanton cruelty to animals.
- Wanton damage to public buses will be punished heavily.
Synonyms deliberate senseless gratuitous malicious wilful
Opposite justified provoked restrained purposeful
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
deliberate senseless gratuitous malicious wilful
Antonyms
justified provoked restrained purposeful
AaSpelling
wan·ton
?Which word?
Keep the deliberate-and-pointless words together: wanton, gratuitous (done without a good reason), senseless, wilful (done deliberately), malicious (intended to harm), unprovoked (without a reason).
जानबूझकर और निरर्थक के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: wanton, gratuitous (बिना उचित कारण किया), senseless, wilful (जानबूझकर किया), malicious (हानि के इरादे से), unprovoked (बिना कारण)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Wanton destruction, wanton violence, wanton cruelty.
Collocations: wanton destruction (बिना किसी वजह के की गई तबाही), wanton violence (बेवजह की हिंसा), wanton cruelty (निर्दयता, जो बिना कारण की जाए)।